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JANUARY - FEBRUARY, 1945
VULUME II
One of the highest honors yet to be ac­
White, whose ability and vision as command­
corded the Oregon State Guard was the in­
ing general of the 41st division are reflected
vitation for it, to participate in ceremonies at
in the
the
dedication,
January
20,
at
1945,
the
great honors it has gained
in
the
southwest Pacific With her on the dedication
Kaiser Swan Island shipyard, Portland, of
platform, in additi'On to Gen. Cowgill and A.
the tanker USS Sunset, named in honor of
R. Nieman, assistant general manager of the
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the Pacific Northwest's famous 41st infantry
shipyard, were the mothers of three heroes
division. Gen. Ralph P. Cowgill, command­
of the 41st who lost their lives
ing general of the Oregon State Guard and a
Tach. Sgt. Theodore Richter, Sgt. George R.
former
regimental commander in
the 41st
the
colorful
division, was
the
speaker at
dedication, attended
by one of. the largest
in action,
Jennings and Lt. Irving Hoyt.
Speaking with a fervor which reflected his
love and admiration flor the Sunset division
gatherings ever to witness a launching at
·
the Swan Island yards.
with which he served so long, Gen. Cowgill
Two State Guard companies, composed of
former Pacific Northwest National Guards­
related an impsing list
of exploits of
the
volunteers from the 2nd and 4th battalions
men,
at Portland, under command of Capt. Joseph
the:v had gained in training, in their arrival
P. Eckman, and the State Guard band gave
in Australia when all the southwest Pacific
the launching an impressive, military note,
properly in theme with the dedication of the
enumerated the many
shrank from
"first" honors
the advance of the Japanese
armies and navy, and their victorious cam­
towering ship in honor of the greatest fight­
paigns against the Nipponese through Papua,
ing divisron in the southwest Pacific. Troops
New Guinea and Dutch New Guinea.
made the journey from the Armory to Swan
Island in
trucks,
convoy in
moving
their own army-issue
with
clocklike
precIsIOn
through the heavy mid-morning traffic.
Present for the ceremony were many vet­
erans of the nearly three years of service in
the slouthwest Pacific of the Sunset division,
home on leave, furlough and rotation, and a
group from Barnes General hospital, Van­
couver, Wash., who had been evacuated from
the division for sickness and wounds.
Sponsor >of the big tanker was Mrs. George
A.. White, widow of Maj.
Gen., George A.
Gen. Cowgill paid high tribute to the great
Kaiser shipbuilding firm, whose efforts have
spanned the oceans with ships vital to our
supply lines, and praised members of the
Oregon State Guard wlJio have worked many
long hours, a large number of them in the
very shipyard in which he spoke, and then
had given generously of their time to the
state's military defense organization.
Gen. Cowgill, Lt. Col. Frederick H. Drake,
Maj. H. C. Tobin, Maj. Donald MacArthur,
Maj. Ryland E. McClung and other State
Guard officers were guests 'Of the Kaiser
company at a luncheon at Swan Island which
immediately followed the launChing.
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LAUNCHING OF THE S. S. JJSUNSET"
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1945, 11:30 A.M.
PROGRAM
11 :30-BalCd and State Guard
troops march down Crane Way
No.6 starting from the Assem­
bly building.
1 l:32-(Band and troops halt
near Way End Building No. 6, at
which time Mr. A. R. Nieman
opens the ceremonies.)
Oregon State
Nieman-The
Guard band will play "The Na­
tional Anthem" as the Swan
Island Color Guard raises the
AmeriCan Flag.
1 1 :34-Nieman:The yard whis­
tle now sounds as a warning to
all craft in the river that our
hull No. 1 23 , the S. S. "Sunset"
is about to be launched.
1 1 :34%
sounds.)
-
(Warning
whistle
Mrs. White,
1 1 :341f2-Nieman:
. . guests, . . men 'and women of
Swan Island:
It is customary at this point in
the launching ceremolCY to name
the person, place, 01' department
that is being honored. Today I
feel that Swan Island and we
employees of this shipyard are
being most deeply honored to
have the privilege of naming
this sbp the "SUNSET" for the
41st D ivision of the United
States Army. We are honored to
have Mrs. George A. White,
whose husbalCd was the "father"
of the Sunset Division, as spon­
sor, and three of the Division's
Gold Star mothers as her at­
tendants. We are honored to have
members of the Sunset Divisiun
and other branches of the armed
services with us today. The nu­
cleus of the Sunset's fighting
men have com'e from the North-
National Guard To
Continue, Secretary
Stimson Indicates
"It is very definitely the belief
of the War Department that the
National Guard should continue
west, from OregolC, Washington,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
They are our neighbors, our sons,
brothers, and husbands of our
daughters.
The first Sunset D ivision in
Wcirld War I made history in
military annals and through three
years of active service in the Pa­
cific iE this war, the sons of the
old 41st Division have built their
own fame and tradition that have
carried the name of "Sunset" to
even greater heights.
The Sunset Division left Fort
Lewis in March, 1 942, and were
the first American combat troops
in Australia. It soon became fa­
mous for its part in the fighting
at Guada1caEal and New Guinea,
at Salamua, Biak Island and in
other campaigns.
They have
earned' the reputation of being
our best j ungle troops. In the
original division, Oregon furnish­
ed two regiments of infantry, in­
cluding the 162nd, the famed
"Oregon Second." Two battalions
of artillery also came from Ore­
gon. Other artillery came from
Washington, one regiment of in­
fantry from Montana, and engin­
eers from Idaho. lJ{ closing, I
should like to speak directly to
tho:;;e members of the 41st Divi­
sion who are with us today. I
should like to tell you that we
are immensely proud of you and
of the families who have given
you ,to the service. Many of your
folks work in this, yard and are
part of this organization. We on
the production front realize that
the difficulties we eEcounter are
minor in comparison with the
hell of warfare that many of you
as a reserve component of the
Army of the United States," said
Secretary of War Henry L. Stim­
son when asked, at a recent press
conference at iWashington this
question: "Does the 'War Depart­
ment believe that the N ational
h<\ve, ,been through. But our
pulses have been quickened in
pride ofy-our victories. Our
hearts have grieved with your
tosses.
We are humbly honored to
launch this ship in your name.
At this time, it is with a great
deal of pleasure that I introduce
to you a former Regimental Com­
mander of the 41st Division, and
a very close' associate of the late
General George A. White. At the
present time, he is now, Com­
mander of the Oregon State
Guard. I am happy to introduce
Brigadier General Ralph P. Cow­
gil1. . . . . . General Cowgill.
( Remarks by. General Cowgill)
(Text of General Cowgill's tall\,
will be found on next page)
1 1 :39 - Nieman: The Oregon
State Guard Band will now favor
us with their selection entitled
"Bombasto. "
1 1:41-Nieman: Mrs. C. E. Hoyt
will now present flowers to the
Sponsor, Mrs. George A. White
. . . and to the Matrons of Honor,
Mrs. T. J. Richter . . . and Mrs.
J. C. Jennings.
1 1:44-Nieman: The Reverend
John W. Beard of the Mt. Tabor
Presbyterian Church will now
invoke the blessing of God upon
the S. S. "SUNSET."
1 1 :44%-(Invocation.)
1 1 :45-Nieman: I will now turn
the microphone over to Don
Frederickson who will describe
for you the burning of the plates,
and bring to you our SpoEsor's
christening words.
1 1 :49-(Vessel is luanched as
the Oregon ,State Guard Band
, plaY9 . '.' Anchors Aweigh." )
'
'
Guard should b e retained a� an
element in 'our postwar Army
and, if so, what fUEction would
the Guard perform?"
"I. have recently received and
approved a report from the Na­
(Gont!nl,led on page 4)
January - February, 1 945
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SPEECH BY GENa COWGILL AT LAUNCHING
We are assembled here today
to pay an honor to a great Na­
tional Army Division composed
of personnel from the Northwest
States - Oregon,
Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming­
and more particularly represent­
ed in Oregon by the 162d and
186th Infantry Regiments and
the 2 18th Field Artillery.
It is fitting that at this time
respect be paid to the late Major
General George A. White who
commanded that Division until
November, 1 941.
When the 41st Division was
called in 1 940, he immediately
instituted a rigorous training pro­
gram that fitted the Division 'to
later make world history.
He instilled in the minds of of­
ficers and enlisted men the ne­
cessit of the toughest training
in order to meet any Japanese
attack.
y
A few days before General
White passed away, he remarked
that he expected the Japanese
to. attack without warning any
day, and he was worried that he
could not make others see that
the attack was coming.
Two weeks later the attack on
Pearl Harbor occurred. SUddenly
this Nation woke up, late, very
late, but not too late to save a
majority of the people of the
world from butchery and slavery
by two depraved nations.
General White will go down
in history as an outstanding sol­
dier and citizen . . . . worshipped
by his men.
It was his ambition that the
41st or Sun.set Division would be
recognized as second to none in
an
Army
representing
the
United States. How well General
White planned is best told by cit­
ing the Division's accomplish-·
ments.
( 1 ) At the conclusion of the
1 940-41 field maneuvers at Fort
Lewis, General McNair indicatecr
that the 41st Division was the
No. 1 National Guard Divisiop
and one of the three top-ranking
divisions in the United States.
(2) First Division to go over­
seas.
(3) Has served longer over­
seas than. any other Division.
( 4) First Division to be train­
ed for j ungle warfare.
( 5) Has fought more cam­
paigns than any other Division.
(6) Has killed more J aps than
any other Division.
( 7 ) Has captured more Jap
prisoners than any other Divi­
sion ( 2200) .
(8) Awarded Presidential Cit­
ation for outstanding perform­
ances.
( 9) Lead-s South P acific out­
fits in number of individual dec­
orations.
( 10) It is estimated that more
than 60% of the Division has
been
awarded
the
infantry
badge.
( 1 1 ) The division made an un­
equalled record in this war by
driving across New Guinea to
Salamaua-76 days in actual
combat. It is relatecr that for
one period of 26 straight days
our troops existed solely on lim­
ited canned C rations.
The Division has taken part in
the following campaigns:
( 1 ) Buna-Gona and Sanananda
campaigns in P apua.
(2) Nassau Bay,
Tambu Bay,
Roosevelt ridge and Sala­
maua in New Guinea.
( 3 ) Aitape,
Wakde,
Hollandia
and Biak island in Dutch
New Guinea.
Here among you tocray are a
number of officers and enlisted
men who did their part to help
make the Division record. You
�an identify these men by the
Sunset insignia they so proudly
wear. Some are wounded, some
are on rotation and some are re­
turning to the D ivision for fur­
ther con.quests. I particularly call
your attention to the enlisted
personnel----':they are the hope of
America.
I pay tribute today to Mrs.
George A. White , the sponsor of
this ship. To her goes my best
wishes on this memorable day.
To the three Gold Star Mothers
here serving as attendants and
to the many others in Oregon, I
can only offer this: That each
and all of them face the future
with brave hearts and a feeling
that their loss has helped pre­
vent the occupation of our own
land by our brutal enemies.
Had we properly maintained a
strong combined Army and Navy
it is almost certain that this war
would never
have
occurred;
therefore, we have no one but
ourselves to blame for this war
-the loss of our fathers and sons,
and our wealth.
Now after more than three
years, our Army and Navy is on
the march. For three long years
our soldiers and citizens in the
Philippines have been lifting
their
chained
hands
toward
heaven praying to the Almighty
God for deliverance from brutal­
ity and death. Let u� pray that
we are not too late.
This ship is one link in a vast
chain of ships spanning a long,
deep, treacherous ocean.
If that chain is broken, our
men on the far-flung battle
fron.ts will be deprived of arms,
equipment and food that they
so seriously need.
The men on the front lines do
not have time to worry about
conditions at home - they want
all of the necessary supplies in
order that they may win the war
an� return home to their loved
on.es and their j obs.
To you men and women of the
Swan Island Shipyard: For the
officers and men of the Sun'set
Division overseas and those pres­
ent here today, I take this occa­
sion to publicly commend you
and your loyal and patriotic
workers for the speedy arid effi­
cien.t construction of the ships so
necessary fOl; the prosecution of
this war.
I wish to commend those offi­
cers and ,men working in. this
organization who have v61un(qontimled on next
,
page)
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Gen. Cowgill's Sp�ech
(continued from preceding page)
teered their services to the Ore­
gon State Guard.
Many of these officers and
men for the past three years
have attended drills and maneu­
vers , regularly-some coming cH­
rectly from night shifts to report
for field training on Sundays­
that they might be better pre­
pared to meet possible emer­
gencies.
This exemplifies the
types of citizenship.
highest
It is my hope that all of our
armed forces, v.rherever they may
be, will be informed of this
launching honoring the fighting
men of the United States Army
which is another indication that
they have the complete and un­
tiring supp'ort of your organiza­
tion.
I ,am sure that all members of
the famous Sunset Division will
welcome all of you as hono'rary
members of the Sunset Division
Association of Oregon.
Nationa'l Guard To
Continue, Says Stimson
(continued from page 2)
tional Guard committee of the
General Staff recommending that
we maintain as part of our peace­
time military establishment a
National Guard capable of im­
to
war
mediate
expansion
strength. That has been one of
the difficulties, you will remem­
b er, that We have had in the
past.
"It would be the mission of
this reserve component, in the
event of a national emergency,
to furnish unfts fit for service
anywhere in the world. These
units would be trained and
eq uipped to d'efend critical areas
in this country against land, sea­
borne or airborne invasion and
to assist in covering the mobiliz­
ation and concentration of the re­
mainder of the reserve forces.
They' would also be capable of
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integration, by units, into larger
organizations or task forces.
safety, under competent orders
of the state authorities.
"This conception of the mission
of the National Guar d of the
United States would interfere in
no way with the traditional mis­
sion of the National Guard of
the States and Territories to pro­
vide sufficient organizations in
each state, territory and the Dis­
trict of Columbia, so trained and
equipped as to enable them to
function efficiently at existing
strength in the protection of life
and property and the preserva­
tion of peace, order an d public
"I want to make it clear that
the importance of the National
Guard in our peacetime Army
will not be lessened by the en­
actment by Congress of a sys­
tem of universal military train­
ing. National Guard units have
played a vital role in the mobil­
ization of our present Army and
they have made a brilliant rec­
ord on every fighting front. We
are counting on them as a bul­
wark of our future national se­
curity."
$4,500,000 ARMORY PROGRAM
URGED BY GENERAL CO GILL
The senate and house military
affairs committees of the Oregon
State Legislature were urged by
Gel�,' Ralph P. Cowgill, command­
ing general of the Oregon State
Guard, to support a program for
construction of new Armories in'
the state, to cost approximately
$4,500,000, at a meeting at which
the general was host to the legis­
lators January 23 in the Marion
hotel at Salem.
New armories are needed in a
number of cities and other exist­
He g facilities are in need of im­
mediate repair, Gen. Cowgill said,
urging that the current legisla­
ture appropriate funds for the
construction program,
to
be
started: after the war.
Principal item in the program
offered by Gen. Cowgill was $2,500,000 proposed for construction
of a new Armory at Portland.
Otl�er cities designated as need­
ing r.ew armories included:
Bakel', Oregon City, Ontario,
Bend,
LaGrande,
Pendleton,
Newberg,
Forest
Hillsboro,
Grove, Corvallis, St.
Helens,
Hermiston, Lebanon, Lakeview,
Gresham, Hood River, The Dalles
and Grants Pass.
An item of $40,000 was includ­
ed for repairs immediately need­
ed for existing armories.
Ger..
Cowgill emphasized the
need for a strong Stare Guard as
the foundation for a future Ore­
gon National Guard, and pointed
out that Gen. George C. Mar­
shall, the army's chief of staff,
has been recorded 'as favoring
the reconstitution of the National
Guard following the war.
Gen. Cowgill also declared that
a strong state military force is
still necessary for wartime home
defense and urged that the legis­
lature make provision to equip
officers and men of the Guard
with uniforms and other equip­
ment. Proposals outlined by a
recent meeting of the State of
Oregon General Staff, relating to
deductions from state income tax
to be allowed Guardsmen, also
were recommended to members
of the senate and house military
affairs committees by General
Cowgill.
CHAPLAIN LEAVE S
Maj or Leslie B . Logan, ap­
pointed chaplain of the Oregon
State Guard to assist Lt. Col.
John W. Beard, recently receiv­
ed a call to another Methodist
pastorate in Denver. ' In a brief
note to Maj. Donald MacArthur,
he mentioned the high regard in
.which he held the officers and
men of the Oregon State Guard.
January - February, 1 945
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THROUGHOUT
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Willis Vincent Is
Promoted To Colonel
In Europe
News of the promotion of Wil­
lis E. Vincent, long-time member
of the Oregon National Guard,
from lieutenant-colonel to colonel
recently was announced from his
home at Salem. Col. Vincent is
now serving as adj utant general
of an army corps in France.
Col. Vincent first entered mili­
tary service by enlisting at Sa­
lem in Company M, 3d Oregon
Infantry, January 8, 1916, and
saw service on the Mexican bor­
der. The following year he re­
enlisted for service in the first
World War and in January of
1918 he was sent to the Philip­
pirres.
Col. Vincent was detailed to.
duty in the adjutant general's
office at Salem in November of
1928, serving there until he en­
tered federal service September
15, 1940, with the 41st division.
Shortly after being assigned to,
duty at Salem he was promote d'
to captain and became adjutant
of the 82d infantry brigade in
addition to his other duties. In
1939 he was detailed to the 41st
division staff as aide-de-camp to
the commanding general and in
the same year was promoted to
major and made assistant adj u­
tant general of the d·ivision.
After attending the adj utant
general's school he was promoted
to lieutenant-colonel in Decem­
ber, 1941, and in March of 1942
he was transferred to the 44th
infantry division at Fort Lewis
as division adjutant general. He
was trarrsferred to the 21st corps
at Camp Polk, La., in April of
1944 as corps adjutant general.
Company K, Salem
Salem-Ho, hum! Here's that
"Illiterate Stooge" from Company
K at Salem, Oregon, getting back
Dn the beam again.
Fall in! Dress right - dress!
Open rarrks, march! Yep, you've
guessed it. We have. at long last
stood Federal Inspection. This
inspection d ate was originally set
for 20 November 1 944, but was
postponed at the last minute due
to the Inspecting Officer being
called back to be mustered out
of service. After the preparations
we had made, this postponement
was really a let-down, in fact it
was like nerving oneself up for a
dental
appointment and then
finding the dentist out of town.
However,
everything comes to
him who waits and so on 8 Janu­
ary 1945 Captain Sullivan of the
Ninth Service Command came
down and ran the Company thru
its paces, and according to the
Captain's
off-the-record
com­
ments he was very pleased with
the showing made by the Com­
pany.
-
Your correspondent was unable
to attend, which was probably
all for the best as a barrel al­
ways chafes his tender skin.
The company has blossomed
out in its new "OD" uniforms,
coats and all. Said uniform being
very welcome on these cold drill
nights, as the summer tans were
becoming a bit chilly around the
knees.
Recent promotions in enlisted
personnel are S/Sgt. Rhodes to
1st. Sgt., Sgt. Ray to S/Sgt., cpt
Coleman to Sgt. , Cpl. Manning
to Sgt., Pfc Kleike to Cpl. and
Pvt. Bartlett' (our new Co. Clerk)
to Cpl.
Christmas Dinner
Feature At Roseburg
Roseburg-A battalion Christ­
mas dinner was the closing fea­
ture of t1:e old year to the men
and officers of the State Guard
unit at Roseburg.
We have learrred one thing
from this inspection, namely, that
our table of ballistics for the U.
S. Rifle, calibre . 30, Model of
1917, needs a slight revision. One
of our privates calmly informed
the Inspecting Officer that the
muzzle velocity of this piece is
1 2,000 feet per second. (My, my,
it must be a new secret weapon.
Look out Adolph and Hiro-Hito. )
Over 150 guardsmen and their
families enjoyed a delicious tur­
key dinner prepared by Master
The
Sergeant Fred Wenger.
sergeant has a long record of ex­
perience in this work, having at­
tended the Cooks and Bakers
School at Ft. Riley, Kansas, back
in World War 1. To assure hot
food at the banquet, the sergeant
actually imported a huge wood
stove to supplement the smaller
gas equipment with which the
Roseburg armory is furnished.
"I'll take a card. " "I'll raise."
Such were the comments heard
recently at a card party put on
for the officers and non-commis­
sioned officers of the company.
The party was held at the home
of Cpl. Fish, and was voted a
huge success by those present.
Maj or Victor Micelli reported
that Capt. John Saunders has
spoken of a rerrewed interest be­
ing shown by the members of
Co. A of the 1 7 th Bn., and are
looking forward to Spring and
an opportunity to again partici­
pate in outdoor maneuvers.
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MANY UNITS
RE·ACTIVATED
The Oregon State Guard, now
in the third year of its eXistence,
and having passed through an
enthusiastic period of rapid ex­
pansion, only to be followed by a·
period of necessary reduction in
its persormel and activities, has
taken a new lease on life with
the recent announcement from
that
numerous
Headquarters
units, previously placed on the
reserve list, have been returned
to active status, and that more
will follow.
Under the urgent threat that
enemy invasion of the Pacific
coastal areas was a real possibil­
ity the State Guard started out
with a Federal issue of arms,
which later were recalled for use
elsewhere. Governmnt issue of
shotguns and private use of indi­
vidual weapons by Guard mem­
bers took tr.eir place. Then, un­
der a new reorganization plan,
government issue of weapons,
ammunition and clothing was
authorized, but because many
units lacked facilities to be re­
sponsible for the care and protec­
tion of this equipment, it could
not be issued to them. This ne­
cessitated the transfer of numer­
ous units to the inactive status' .
The move was disappointing to
hundreds of faithful officers and
men of the Guard, and many of
the units continued with regular
drills and other activities, al­
though on a somewhat limited
basis, noping that eventually
they would be able to qualify
for return to the active list.
At the first of the year State
Guard he.adquarters revealed that
ten companies had been trans­
ferred from the reserve to the ac­
tive list under this new program.
These units, witb their command­
ing officers, are:
Comp any A, 6th B n. , Oswego,
Capt. Don C. Crampton; Head­
quarters and Headquarters De­
tachment, 12th Bn., Salem, Maj .
Alvin J. Crose; Company A, 12th
Bn., Silverton, Capt. Frank M.
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Powell; Company B, 1 4th Bn.,
Albany, Capt. Bernard J. Grodz­
ki; Company A, 1 6th Bn., Cottage
Grove, Capt. Phillip A. Bukows­
ki; Company A, 1 7th Bn., Rose­
burg, Capt. John L. Saunders;
Company A, 18th Bn., Cave
Junction, Capt. Ralph T. Baum­
berger; Company E, 22d Bn.,
Hermiston,
Capt.
Vernon E.
Daugherty; Company B, 24th Bn.,
Baker, Capt. PIes J. Lew; and
Company B, 25th Bn., Ontario,
Capt. George B. Anderson.
State Headquarters also an­
nounced that three more com­
panies were in the process of
being transferred from the re7
serve to the active list, and being
equipped. They are:
Company B, 6th Bn., Oregon
City, Capt.· John J. Inskeep;
Company E, 6th B n. , Gladstone,
Capt. Frank E. Wescott; and
Company D, 8th Bn., Capt. Ed­
win W. Gibbs.
In addition to the 13 units al­
ready transferred to active status
and in the process of being trans­
ferred, two more will be activat­
ed and furnished equipment as
soon as their quarters are com­
pleted to meet Federal require­
ments. They are:
Company A, 22d Bn., Pendle­
ton, Capt. William F. Johnson;
and Company A, 23d Bn., La
Grande, Capt. Guy L. Gregory.
Co. D, 4th Battalion·
By Pvt. William mal'
At our little party on the 14th
of December we said farewell to
our beloved mess sergeant, Jim
Moreland. He has accepted a po­
sition with the U. S. Engineers
at Boise, Idaho. He has been a
member of our guard ever since
its organization.
His unselfish
and wholehearted cooperation has
won him the friendship of all the
members. We wish him good luck
as well as the best success in his
new enterprise and hope to see
him back with us whenever the
opportunity presents itself.
Our dance at the armory on
the 1 6th of December was fairly
well attended and will be re­
membered as a very enjoyable
evening by those present.
January - February, 1 94 5
Through the sincere coopera­
tion of our captain, Walter L.
Nutting, and other officers, non­
commissioned officers and mem­
bers we have gained quite a
number of new recruits. If we
keep up the good work our com­
pany will soon reach its stan­
dard numerical quota. The new
uniforms issued served as a stim­
u�us to the enthusiasm of the
guard and we are all very proud
to wear them. We are pleased at
the attendance of our out-of-town
members at our drill meetings
and their regularity should serve
as an example to the local men
wh� have not near the inconven­
ience nor d'istance to travel to
get to the armory.
We hope that in 1 945 the guard
through the efforts of our com­
pany will at least equal and
even surpass the success we have
had in the past year.
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723 N. Tillamook
PORTLAND, OREGON
Oxygen - Acetylene - Carbide
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3200 Northwest Yeon Avenue
PORTLAND, OREGON
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Portland
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Manufacturers of
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ESTAD PRODUCTS
]340 S. E. 9th Ave.
EAst 9329
PORTLAND 14, OREGON
January - Fe b ruary, 1945
ON GUA R D!
OFFICER PERSONNEL CHANGES
PROMOTIONS
Company C, 1st Bn., Coos Bay
1st Lt. Vernon L. Gray to Cap­
tain. 12-30-44
APPOINTMENTS
Captain Harry A. Davis as Mo­
tor Transport Officer , 4th Bat­
talion, Portland, 1 2-9-44.
Captain Robert C. Niece as,
Motor Transport Officer, 2nd
Battalion, Portland, 12-9-44.
Sgt. Charles C. Croghan to
2nd Lieutenant, 10-16-44, Com­
pany B, 25th Bn., Ontario.
TRANSFERS
1st Lt. Vernon L. Gray, Com­
pany G, 1 6th Battalion, Coos
Bay, to Company C, 1st Battal­
ion, Coos Bay, 1 0 - 1 4-44.
TRANSFER TO UNASSIGNED
Capt. Benj amin O. Coleman,
Company H, 2nd Battalion, As­
toria, 12-1 -44 upon his own re­
quest.
Capt. Ralph T. Baumberger,
Company A, 1 8th Battalion, Cave
Junction, 1 - 15-45 , upon his own
request.
1 st Lt. Littleton Lasater, Com­
'
pany A, It6h Battalion, Cottage
Grove, 12-9-44 upon his own re­
quest.
1st Lt. Roy E. Vanderwall,
Battalion,
C, 24th
Company
Haines, 1 -8-45 upon his own re­
quest.
2nd Lt. Stanley Bishoprick,
Company D, 4th Battalion, Port­
'
land, 12-1 9�44, upon his own re­
quest.
Captain Arvid C. Smith, Com­
pany C, 1st Battalion, Coos Bay,
10-1 4-44 for his own convenience.
ENLISTED PERSONNEL CHANGES
, PROMOTIONS
Headquarters D etachment,
2nd Bn., Portland
Corporal Milton C. Enney tci
Sergeant 1 2 - 1 -44.
Company E, 2nd Battalion,
Portland '
Sgt. George T. Gould to 1 st
Sgt. 1-8-45.
Cpl. Bernerd C. Kelly to Sgt.
1 -8-45.
Cpl. George D. Benson to Sgt:
1 -8-45.
Company G, 2nd Battalion,
Portland
Pfc. Thomas Mayers to Cpl.
1 -9-45.
Pfc. Neil Willhoft to Corporal
1 -9-45.
Company Ii:, 3rd Battalion, Salem
Sgt. John W. Rhodes to Stf.
Sgt. 12-2-44 to 1 st Sgt. 1 - 9-45.
Sgt. George F. Ray to Stf.
Sgt. 1-9-45.
Pfc. Harry T. Manning to CpL
12-2-44 to Sgt. 1 -9-45.
Cpl. Charles S. Coleman to
Sgt. 12-2-44.
Pfc. Elmer L. .Kleinke to Cpl. :
1 -9-45.
Company B, 4th Battalion,
P ortland
Pfc. Clifford S.
Sgt, 1 -8-45.
Danielson to
Company D, 8th Battalion,
Newberg
Sgt. Albrigl:t W. Tilse to 1 st
Sgt. 1 2-10-44.
Cpl. Edgar H. Burns to Sgt.
1 2 �1 0-44.
Cpl. Donald C. Landauer to
Sgt. 12-10-44.
Pfc. Gerald M. Fisher to Cpl.
12-10-44.
Pfc. Homer A. Chamberlin to
Cpl. 1 -8-45.
Pfc. Otto T. Duke to T-5
12-10-44.
Pfc. Wesley D. Wiley to T-5
12-10-44.
Company E, 22nd Battalion,
Hermiston
Cpl. Charles E. Huston to 1 st
Sgt. 1 2 - 1 3 -44.
APP OINTMENTS
Compapy'E, 2nd Battalion,
,
Portland
Pvt. Laurence C. Knox to Cpl.
1-8-45.
Page Seven
Company K, 3rd Battalion, Salem
Pvt. James P. Bartlett to Cpl.
1-9-45.
Headquarters Detachment,
4th Battalion, Portland
Pvt. Donald A. Fields to Cpl.
1 -8-45.
Company B, 4th Battalion,
Portland
Pvt. Harry A. Dawd to Cpl.
1-8-45.
Company A, 12th Battalion,
Silverton
Pvt. Patrick M. Grogan to Sgt.
12-5-44.
Pvt. Henry A. Holland to Cpl.
12-5-44.
Pvt. Sterne E. Vaughan to Cpl.
12-5-44.
Pvt. Edward F. Uselman to
Cpl. 12-5-44.
Company E, 22nd Battalion,
Hermiston
Pvt. Royal F. Stanton to Str.
Sgt. 12-13-44.
Pvt. John R. Russell to Sgt.
12-13-44.
Pvt. Ray M. Oviatt to Sgt.
12-13-44.
Pvt. James F. Matheson to Sgt.
12-13-44.
Pvt. Louis T. May to Cpl.
12-13-44.
Pvt. Jack N. Walker to Cpl.
12-13-44.
Pvt. Roy L. Clark to Corporal
1 2 - 13-44.
Pvt. John D. McKay to Cor­
poral 12-13-44.
Pvt. Chester A. Miller to Cor­
poral 12-13-44.
(continued on page 8)
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E. J. BARTELLS CO.
1177 N. TILLAMOOK
FIDELITY RESERVE
AND LOAN CO.
Personfll and Con1111ercial Loans
Main Lobby, Board of Tralle Bldg.
AT. 8fl49
PORTLAND. OERGON
Page Eight
ENLISTED
PERSONNEL
CHANGES
( continued from page 7 )
TRANSFERS
Pvt. Clate J. Makin from Com­
pany A, 9th Battalion, St. Helens
to CompalCY G, 2nd Battalion,
Portland, 1 -3-45.
The following men transferred
from Company G, 16th Battalion,
Coos Bay to Company C, 1st Bat­
talion, Coos Bay, 8-7-44:
Sgt. Jay D. Boekeloo
Sgt. Thomas M. Nesbitt
T-5 Earle P. Livingston
Cpl. Ralph L. Hooker
Cpl. Leonard W. Jacobson
Cpl. Kenneth T. Nesbitt
Pvt. Emroy E. Cur ley
Pvt. Robert L. Kirkendall
Pvt. LawreICce B. Reynolds
Pvt. DaVid J. Rice
Pvt. Donald Rogers
Pvt. Everett T. Sandberg
Pvt. Donald J. Shaw
Pvt. Donald E. Snyder
Pvt. Forrest D. West
Sgt. Edwin W. Finnell
Co. D 8th Battalion
Still In The Fight
By S/Sgt. Arthur F. Everest
Newberg - After some pretty
1'0 ugh going we are rushing
ahead like a cen.tenarian re­
charged with a new set of mon­
key glands and you will hear
from us more often from now on.
We lost several of our key men
and a large number of enlisted
men. We especially regret the·
loss of our former Commander
Capt. Gerald R. Gower, due to
change of residence, also 2nd
Lt. Paul D. Newton and 1st Sgt.
Aubrey Tangen owing to busi­
ness reasons.
We are reorganized under the
capable leadership of our New
Commander Capt. Edwin Gibbs
and our personnel brought up to
Capt.
full company strength.
Gibbs is one of the original 01'­
gadzers of our Gu ard Company
ON
January - February, 1 945
GU A R D !
and its success has largely de­
pended on his efforts. We are
indeed lucky to have a man of
his caliber to command us and
all will cooperate with him to
the best of our abilities.
New officer
as follows:
promotions
are
1st Lt. Edwin Gibbs to Cap­
tain (commanding) .
2nd Lt. George W. Eggert to
1 st Lieutenant ( in charge of
Plans and Training) .
Sgt. Nelson Tribbet to 2nd Lt.
( in charge of Administration,
Mess and Supply) .
Wenner of the Ninth Service
Command, Ft. D ouglas, Utah. He
inspected our housing facilities
and favorably passed on them
with the exception of our Strong­
Room which will need consider­
able reinforcing. This room has
walls of plywood which must be
replaced with tongue and groove
lumber. >
For
Guard
News
or
There will be several Non­
Commissioned Officer advance­
meICts announced later.
Lt. George W. Eggert and
Staff are rapidly whipping the
new recruits into shape and from
the looks of things some of the
old NCO's will have to get the
lead out of ,their shoes if they
wish to hold their j obs. We are
very fortunate in securing the
enlistment of several men recent­
ly discharged from the army.
At the Nov. 28th meeting Sup­
ply Sgt. Harold Cooper and As­
sistant of Supply Pvt. W. D.
Wiley measured up the company
for New Winter and Summer
·
Uniforms (they had better fit) .
We met on the night of Dec.
12 in fatigues and for two long
hours with brooms, mops, and
hot water gave the armory stor­
age rooms a good going over.
Some of us looked more like
Sailors swabbing the deck of a
battle wagon than Oregon State
Guardsmen. I thought we did a
pretty gOOd j ob but our Captain
invited us to return the follow­
ing Tuesday to repeat the per­
formance. Guess we are all on
K. P. These rooms were being
used by the local American Le­
gion post for storage rooms and
were also messed up by a fire
which destroyed our heating
plant. Really, we don't mind
cleaning them up; We are very
h'appy to provide a place to take
care of the new equipment we
expect to receive.
We were visited Dec. 13 by
Inspecting Officer 1st Lt. Charles
Ask for Cy Hawver
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Portland, Oregon
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Contractors - Engineers
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PORTLAND, OREGON
Northwest
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SHIP REPAIRS
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PORTLAND, OREGON
I.
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ON
January - February, 1945
At the
Co. I, 1st Regiment
The Dalles
By Sgt. P.
of active service for Company I,
F. Weigelt
S. Army Inspector for State
Guard units, from Fort Dougl as,
Utah,
the
inspected
evening
Company I on
of
January
18th,
checking its arms and- equipment
and questioning the personnel of
the
Company
on
military mat­
ters. He required the Unit to put
on an informal guard mount, riot
formation drill and close order,
after
which he commended the
officers and men for the efficient
organization
which
they
have
developed. Later in the evening
a training film from Vancouver
Barracks,
entitled
"Administra­
tion of Military Justice and Court
Martial,"
which
was
Mess
Sg �.
meeting on December
14th, which marked- three years
Captain Frederick C. Sullivan,
U.
Page Nine
G U A R D!
shown,
after
Dolan served
supper, cafeteria style.
our Company Commander, Cap­
tain . T.
Leland
presentation
Brown, made a
of
prizes
·BRICK
for the year 1944. Pfc. Sam Ink­
ST�UCTURAL HOLLOW
ley received first prize for high
TILE
score of 140 out of a possible of
FIREPRooll'ING
150; Pvt. Lloyd
Co.
Exclusive Harley-Davidson
Distributors
GEO. W. SCH)ANTLN. Mgr.
Cor. S. E. Sixth Ave. and Stark St.
Evans received
the second prize with a score of
135.
1st Sgt. Frank Brumbaugh
and Lumber Co.
PITTOCK BLOCK
PORTLAND. OREGON
0178
A. McMILLAN
& CO.
BUILDING MATERIALS
220
S. E. ANI{ENY STREET
PORTLAND. OREGON
Winslow Oil Conditioners
for Autos. Trucks and Industrial
Equipment
-
-
-
OREGON
for the highest score for combin­
ation of kneeling and sitting po­
sitions, which
Pfc.
Sam
was
awarded to
Inkley, who
made
a
score of 49 out of a possible 50.
rhe consolation prize
Pvt. Bud Harris.
went
These prizes were put
the
company
officers
of
up by
and
the
Company
to
Lt.
Oregon
at New­
port, Oregon, who is now located
in The Dalles
with the Oregon
State Highway
Company
I
will
again
start
shooting on the indoor range 01
The Dalles Rifle and Pistol Club
in February, and to stimulate in­
respective companies of the Ore­
gon State Guard, Company I,
through this
challenge
to
column, extends a
the
other
Guard
Units of the state in competitive
matches
to
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Tractor & Road Equipment
Contractors Equipment
Logging Equipment
Portland Office
1380 N. Larrab ee
MU.2109
Department.
be
arranged
either
by mail or by send-ing a visiting
Telephone EAst
S. E. Watel' Avellue
received third prize with a score
Fourth prize was given
terest in competition through the
Nebraska Bridge Supply
1320
PORTLAND
of 134.
State Guard
Motorcycle
best
scores in small bore rifle firing
Lowell Stratton
East Side
for
COLUMBIA
BRI CK WORKS
rifle team. We
hope
that
such
matches can be arranged through
our commanding officers.
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Phone: EAst 7146
PORTLAND, OREGON
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LUMBER COMPANY
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627 TERMINAL SALES BLDG. - PORTLAND, OREGON
The HARDIE
Manufacturing Co.
Mist Logging Company
H)'30,s.E. Water'St., Portland
Orchard Sprayer Equipment
Parts - Supplies - Chemicals
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ON
Page Ten
Service Detachment;
2nd Battalion
Portland - Since
last our de­
several changes have been made
some issue equipment has
been received. A
large
number
of trucks of three classes have
been received and are now at the
rifle range.
available
half
Among the models
are the ton and one­
type,
the
staff
command
car, a three-quarters ton Dodge
and a few of the armored scout
cars. They are the heavy duty
cars and are a man-killer to
drive. It is understood that there
are more cars to come.
Several
driver
classes
have
been held at the rifle range and
men
assigned
to
these
the
classes have shown a great deal
of interest in the trucks and the
technique of proper driving and
the upkeep of the vehicle. This
work is carried out according to
army rules and is both rough and
exacting. But the men of the 2nd
battalion can take it.
The driving course is laid out
over the hill back
of the rifle
range and it is really rough. The
new
drivers
We would like to wish the staff
of the "On Guard" a happy New
to
tachment news appeared in print
and
tually did drive the car. As a mat·
tel' of technical information, Sgt.
Kelly
Sgt. L. J. Sims (Old Pop)
soon
take it like
veterans and even the most back­
ward of the chauffeurs find out
in a short time that
you can't
January - FebruarYl 1 945
G U A R D!
and
know
Old Pop
how
the
would like
4x4 Chevvy
Ed.
row road. It is doubtful that the
car CQuid pass over it, it couldn't
need it;
haps
the
major
could
answer
these questions for us. It is also
understood that someone planted
a tree in the wrong place, and ()S
one of the major's passengers
explained
where
As
it,
he
the
driver zigged
should
have zagged.
a result the major took the
outside
bark
growth
fir,
off
but
of
the
a
tree
large
still
stands although it is dying day
;
by day after that "narrow miss. '
The yeariy pariy for the com­
pany
was held at the home of
Capt. Niece. Although only light
refreshments
were
served,
last
reports have it that everyone ar­
rived home safely, although sev­
eral
attempted
to
climb
the
Clackamas driving course enroute
maintenance is
little like K. P. to some
drivers. They like
to
a
but,
most of all, good
copy like you've sent in.
STOR DOR
Forwarding Co.
EAST 4138
702 Weathel'iy Building
PORTLAND
-
-
-
OREGON
DUROILS
Refining
Industries, Inc.
they aren't so interested in truck
maintenance neces­
preventive
sary to keep the trucks in good
order
�nd have them ready to
move on very short notice.
Refiners of
8443 North Kerby Avenue
p2
MUrdock&
PORTLAND ,
y���
pREGON
Plaq StlM �Unaalli qnp O;:)N uV
at the armory on Jan. 1 9, although
not all of the non-commissioned
officers have joined as yet, it is
hoped that a 100 per cent mem­
bership will be recorded before
.,';
Spring.
was held and a large number of
enlisted men
were also present
at the school. Maj. MacArthur of
the 2nd Bn. furnished the excite­
ment of the day when he drove
the armored
scout car over the
Sgt.
Hickman
of
Co. A
a
d�
Sgt. Hindle of Co. B, both of the
and they will gladly give any in­
PILING & LOGS
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may wish to join the club.
'f
information
that
the major ac-
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• __________________________�------------------------------J
Herbert'A. Templeton
Lumber Co.
LUMBER and SHINGLES
hill course. Sgt. McDonald, one of
the instructors, later put out the
,
CAFFALL
BRO ERS
On Sunday, Jan. 7th, a drivers
school for officers of the 2nd Bn.
r
PETROLUEM PROPUCT&. J
"
of the
drive but
• J
home.
formation necessary to those who
truck
Thanks, Pop, we
Note:
ped with wings for flying. Per­
hand and pick flowers with the
other.
The
one for
pass under it and it isn't equip­
4th Bn., are the officers in charge
cars like these with
and a successful
passed the scout car on that. nar­
one
drive
Year
our magazine.
Terminal Sales Building'
Portland, Oregon
ON
January - February, 1 945
New Shoulder Patch,
Lower Age Limits
Approved By State's
General Staff
Plans for a new table of or­
ganization of the Oregon State
Guard, approval of a new shoul­
der patch, decision to expand the
number of Guard personnel be­
tween the ages of 16 and 18 and
sponsorship of legislaitve effort
to grant certain deductions in
state income tax to Guardsmen
featured a meeting of the State
rif Oregon Military Department
General Staff, held January 1 6
in the ofifce o f the Adjutant Gen­
eral at Salem.
Members of the General Staff
attending the meeting included
Brig. Gen. Alvin C. B aker of
Portland, who served as the first
commanding general of the State
Guard; Brig. Gen. Ralph P. Cow­
gill, present commanding gener­
al; Col. Amos O. Waller of Eu­
gene, medical officer; Lt. Col.
.foel C. Booth of Lebanon, med­
ical officer; Lt. Col. Leo J. A.
Pironi of Salem, State Guard
property officer. Also present
was Lt. Col. Frederick H. Drake
of Portland, j udge advocate gen­
eral and member of the General
Staff of the Oregon State Guard.
On motion of Col. Ph'oni, the
General Staff adopted a resQlu- '
tion authorizing the Command­
ing General and the Acting Ad­
j utant General to outline or make
up new tables of organization,
not to excee d the tables of or­
ganization of regular service.
The suggested tables of organiza­
tion will be submitted to the
General Staff for final approval.
,The meeting approved unani­
mously the motion made by Col.
Booth that a new shoulder patch
be adopted to take the place of
the patch now in use. The new
patch will have the shape of the
State of Oregon, with blue back­
ground and gold trim and Will
bear the word "Oregon. "
Call for bids on production of
the new patches in sufficient
quantity have been issued, but
some time must necessarily elapse
bt;fol'e they will be available.
Page Eleven
GU A RD!
men in connectio)1 with State
Guard work, and to provide also
that the State will exempt from
At present, unit personnel of
the, State Guard is limited to 20
per cent of members between the
ages of 16 and 18. Upon the mo­
tion of Col Booth, the unit limit
on members between those ages
was unanimously raised by the
General Staff meeting to 50 per
cent. The change will require the
amendment of General Order
No. 39, paragraph 7D of Septem­
ber ,15, 1 942.
The j udge advocate general
was instructed by the meeting,
upon the motion of Col. Waller,
to repare for presentation to the
State Legislature a bill authoriz­
ing the exemption from the state
income tax of funds spent by
(continued on page 13)
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Jap.uary - February, 1945
ON G U A RD!
Company B, First Bn'
Celebrates Third
Anniversary
By 1st Lt. A. L. Anderson
Klamath Falls - Starting with
an exhibition of close order drill
given by the company under the
command of Capt. C. L. Mac­
Donald, . the third anniversary
aU(�' reunion of Company B, First
Regiment Infantry, O. S. G. got
under way at the Klamath Falls
Arniory at eight o'clock sharp
on Monday evening, December
18, 1944.
A good representation of for­
mer state Guard members with
their wives, together with the
wives of the officers and men of
Company B, was present and en­
joyed the evening's program.
Informal guard mount was
simulated with Lt. Karl A. Ur­
quhart as officer· of the guard
and Capt. MacDonald as officer
of the day.
The visiting ladies were taken
for a tour of the Armory while
Sgt. Russell Cleveland, U. S.
Marines, gave an informal talk
to the men, relating serious, and
some of the lighter, interesting
episodes which he had experi­
enced during his year and a half
of active battle service in the
South Pacific C ampaigns.
Capt. MacDonald and 1st Lt.
Arthur L. Anderson, Communica­
tions Section, First Regiment, at­
tached to Co. B, gave interesting
talks to the ladies during their
Armory tour, giving them a re­
sume' of the Company history,
its aims and, accomplishments, its
probable functions in emergen-
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cies; also a picture of the pur­
pose of a message center, its wire
network of communications un­
der action conditions and an un­
derstanding of the construction
and USe of the telephone and
switchboard. Many compliments
were voiced by the visitors, most
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ON G U A R D !
Company " A" 6th Bn.
NEW SHOULDER PADS
Completes ArmOl'y
APPROVED
By 1st Sgt. W. F. Strong
Oswego - The final touches
were added this week to the gun
and locker room of Co. 'A" 6th
Bn., located at Oswego. This
armory was built entirely of ma­
terials and labor furnished by
the members of Co. "A" in spaC e
provided by the School Board of
the Oswego Grade School. Final
inspection of the completed quar­
ters was held December 19 with
approval being
giv�n, which ·
means that all members of Co.
"A" will soon be "spick and
span" with new uniforms and'
drilling with regulation rifles.
Enthusiasm in this Company
is mounting to a high pitch with
every member very anxious to
obtain the new equipment and
. try out those rifles on the range.
Company "A" is now participat­
ing in considerable "dry shoot­
ing" practice
preparatory to
handling
new weapons, and,
j udging from past experiences,
we are expecting some fine
scores.
Incidentally,
congratUlations
are in order for 1st Lt. Hagan
who is the proud father of a
baby daughter born recently.
We understand Lt. Hagan was
pulling hard for a new member
in the Oregon State Guard. How­
ever, he has now consoled him­
s�lf to the fact that it must be
the "Wacs" instead. Be that as it
may, we offer Lt. Hagan our
heartiest congratulations, and in
the interest of the Oregon State
Guard, we wish him better luck
next time.
Co. "A" held Battalion Inspec­
tion on January 16. An invita­
tion was extended by Company
"A" to everyone to attend this
inspection.
STEVENS & SON
(continued from page 1 1)
income tax the quarters and sub­
sistence allowance for officers in
accordance with Federal income
tax regulations. Also to be in­
cluded in the proposed bill is the
recommendation made by Col.
Waller that an exemption of an
additional $100 be granted the
officer or enlisted man who has
attended 25 per cent of the drills
within the year, and who submits
the certification of his command­
ing officer as proof.
In point of action taken in be­
half of the general welfare of the
Oregon State Guard the meeting
will go on record as one of the
most important of those held by
the State of Oregon Military De­
partment General Staff.
SALEM, OREGON
Inspection and Review ·
of Company M
By Nathan W. Hurt,
Captain Commanding'
On Wednesday 24 January 1945
Maj or Harry A. Powell and' Com­
mander Hilton of .the Local Amer­
ican Legion Post inspected and
reviewed Co. M of Eugene.
Commander Hilton was im­
pressed and well please d with
the Company.
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J anuary - February, 1945
G UA RD !
VETERANS FROM OVERSEAS VISIT
GUARD HEADQUARTERS
The army's Rotation program
and straight furloughs continue
to bring home veterans of the
41st Division from the Southwest
Pacific, some destined to be re­
assigned to duty in the United
States, others to return to their
units following 30 days of re­
union with their families after
nearly thi'ee years of separation.
Gen. Cowgill's Visitors' Book
at Oregon State Guard headquar­
ters, which all returning veterans
who visit headquarters, and par­
ticularly tqe ex-National Guards­
men of the 41st Division, are in­
vited to sign , added the names of
the following men and officers
recently:
Major George M. Baldwin,
218th Field Artiller. Since retired
and appointed Multnomah Coun­
ty Auditor.
Captain John R. Stretcher,
I86th Infantry, Barnes Hospital.
Captain Donald N. Anderson,
I 8 6th Infantry.
Corporal John Hopkins, 186th,
Ser. Co. C. Co. Hdqtrs. . 1st Bn.
M/Sgt. Andrew W. Lentz, Hq
218th Field Artillery, returning
S. W. Pacific.
Colonel E. C. Snow, former
CO 2nd Bn I62d Infantry, en­
route to APO 907, c/o Postmas­
ter, New York.
First Sergeant Charles C. Rex­
wood, ex-member of Service
Company, 186th Infantry, now
CMP, Base B, APO 503.
T/Sgt. Willard S. Pohrman, ex
Hq Co, 2nd Bn , 186th Inf, now
Base 7, APO 927-home on tem­
porary duty.
1st Lt BeEj amin L. Beard,
I86th Inf - Hoff Gen Hospital,
Santa Barbara, California.
Capt Robert H. Rushing, for­
mer member 218th FA, now with
146th FA, enroute to Santa Bar­
bara.
Maj or Charles R. Buxton, for­
mer aide-de-camp ; to the late
Major General George A. White,
reported by letter from Washing­
ton, D. C. H is now G-3, Sec
AGF, AWC.
Pfc Lester C. Ryan, Btry "C"
218th FA, enroute to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
Major Jesse V. AEdrews, re­
porting by letter, from Camp
Crowder, Mo. Formerly with 2nd
Bn, 186th Infantry.
Pfc Mike B. Fox, 218th FA
and 162d How Co.
Lt R. T. Heitschmidt, 218th FA
Bn, home on rotation.
1st Sgt Ralph T. Dahl, Hq Co,
41st Div, home on furlough.
T/5 James Phillips, Serv Co,
I 86th Inf, home on rotation.
Sgt Tom McGuire, Co F, 186th
Inf, home on rotation and re­
porting from Baker , Oregon.
Pfc Boyd L. Stratton, Hq Co
1 86, home on rotation and en­
route to Santa Barbara.
Captain
Thomas H.
Ward,
1 86th Infantry, home on rotation.
Paul R. Irmler, 167th FA Bn,
home on rotation.
Pvt. Wayne Kreutz, formerly
218th FA Bn an d now with Co B,
162d Infantry, home on rotation.
Cpl Reed
Conyne,
former
member Hq Co 82nd Infantry
Brigade, now with 41st Cav.
Recn Troops.
Returned from
Biak.
T/5 Robert B. JohnsoE, Service
Company, 186th Infantry, re­
turned from Biak.
Lt. Col. Carl V. Shoemaker ar­
rived home in time to witness
the launching of the SS "Sunset."
He will return to the south Pa­
cific at an early date.
Also home, on rotation, is Ser­
geant Carl Shoemaker Jr. Sgt.
Shoemaker was one of those out­
standing NCOs in the 41st Div.
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COMPANY B, FIRST BN.
CELEBRATES THIRD
ANNIVERSARY
(continued from page 12)
of whom had never before fully
realized the importance of our
State Guard organization. A buf­
fet supper was . served in the
mess hall at the conclusion of the
evening's sojourn.
Company B, since it was mustered in on December 17, 1941,
. has set an _enviable record in
State Guard service. Capt. Day­
ton E. VanVactor, who, was in
command- 'at that ·tirbe; was an
officer of the highest quality, and
together with · his 'aides, 1st Lt.
Thomas S. Abbott and 2d Lt.
Nelson Reed, did much to bring
the company to the ' e:lEceptionally
high standard which was at­
tained during its first six months
of existence.
The Ol'iginal enlisted personnel
was made up mostly of ex regu­
. lar army and national guard
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men , many of them World War I
and Mexican Border veterans.
Many of these had held commis­
sions or warrants while in their
former service.
When Capt. VanVactor was ac­
cepted for regular army service
in the summer of 1942, 1st Lt.
Abbott assumed command; but
illness soon required him to re­
linquish command to our pres­
ent Capt.' Charles L. MacDonald,
a World War I veteran also ; and
much ot..the present suc.cess of
Co. B is due to the untiring ef­
forts of this proficient leader
and his two lieutenants, Newton
B. Nelson and Karl A. Urquhart.
The non-commissioned officers
1st S gt. Robt. O. Odell, Sgts
David C. Holt, Jack P. Linman
ancr Estin B. Kiger, and Corpor­
als Glen E. Scott, James N. Se­
horn, Lon H. Sehorn and Albert
L. Warren have been with the
company since December , 1941
or soon thereafter.
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G U A RD !
January - February, 1945
C OMPANY B, FIRST BN.
CELEBRATES THIRD
ANNIVERSARY
, NORTHWEST P OULTRY
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
( continued from page 15)
The Communkations Section,
1st Regt. under 1st Lt. A. L. An­
derson was formerly part of the
19th Battalion which last sum­
mer wer.t on the inactive list at
its own request.
This section was transferred to
the First Regiment last fall and
attache d to Company B for ad­
ministration
and
instruction.
Made up of men who have had
no actual communications experi­
ence except that obtained dur­
ing their service with the 19th
Bn., this section is comprised of
a personnel made up of ex reg­
ular army and national guard
men of different types of service.
S / Sgt. Robert R. Simonds, for­
merly U. S. Navy, is Chief of Sec­
tion with T/4 Eugene F. Wall as
his assistant; and through their
efforts, aided by a splendid
course on technical material and
telephone circuits given by Lt.
Gilbert Holt, this section is rap­
idly attaining a marked degree
of proficiency in their work. All
equipment used by the section
has been assembled from ;;crap
materials, and consists of eleven
field telephone sets, one switch
board, flag sets and individual
wire reels. Corp. Wm. C. Martin
an d T/5 Wm. R. Smith complete
the non-commissioned and tech­
nical staffs.
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all our problems; ar.d especially
so to General Ralph P. Cowgill
for his encouragement and the
sound :;ldvice he has offered us
since our entrance into the Ore­
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